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Earth Caste Builder

"The Earth Caste will do its part."

The drone builder for the Tau army, it was built by the Earth Caste. The Earth Caste Builder does the manual labour and maintenance for the Tau Empire.

Tactics

Earth Caste Builders serve two purposes: constructing buildings and repairing vehicles. Assigning two builders to the same task allows it to be completed faster. Earth Caste Builders are fragile and lack any attack, so keep them away from battle.

The Earth Caste Builder lacks any special ability.

Abilities

Repair

Repair

Hotkey: E

Requires

Nothing

Target Types

Damaged friendly vehicles and buildings

Range

0

Area of effect

0

Cooldown time

0 s

Cost

75% of the unit's original Build Cost

Effects

This unit can repair Tau vehicles and buildings. Earth Caste Builders repair at a rate of 30 hitpoints per second. Up to three Earth Caste Builders can simultaneously repair the same vehicle or building.

Build

Build

Hotkey: B

Requires

Nothing

Target Types

Terrain

Range

0

Area of effect

0

Cooldown time

0 s

Cost

Various

Effects

This unit is the builder for the Tau army. It is responsible for all construction duties. Using two builders decreases construction time by 33%, but more than two has no further improvement.